Ayatollah Khamenei

Iran's Supreme Leader: U.S. Nuke Accusations Wrong

AP | NASSER KARIMI | Posted 11.20.2009 | Politics


TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's supreme leader said Sunday that U.S. officials know they are wrongly accusing Iran of seeking to develop nuclear weapons. ...

Khamenei Issues Warning To Iranian Opposition

nytimes.com | NAZILA FATHI | Posted 11.11.2009 | World


TORONTO �" Iran's Supreme Religious Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, warned opposition leaders of a "harsh response" Friday if they continued challen...

Khamenei Challenged By Iranian MPs

BBC NEWS | Posted 09.14.2009 | World


A group of former Iranian MPs has appealed to a powerful clerical panel to investigate if Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is fit to rule....

The Unconstitutional Un-Islamic Republic of Iran

Melody Moezzi | Posted 09.14.2009 | World


Melody Moezzi

With increasing accounts of rape, torture, forced confessions and skewed judicial proceedings, the Iranian government is losing any credibility it had left, including any legitimate claim to Islam.

Ahmadinejad: No Rift With Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

AP | NASSER KARIMI and LEE KEATH | Posted 08.31.2009 | World


TEHRAN, Iran — President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad begins his second term next week undermined by a deepening feud with his fellow hard-liners and und...

Iran's Red Tulip Revolution

Melody Moezzi | Posted 08.29.2009 | World


Melody Moezzi

With each death at the hands of the regime, a martyr is born, and with each martyr, the seed of revolution is planted.

The Basij Are Cordially Invited to Join the Opposition

Melody Moezzi | Posted 08.25.2009 | World


Melody Moezzi

Thanks to their new duties, which include increasingly violent and inhumane acts, reports of Basiji taking protesters up on their invitations to join the opposition movement are growing.

Hey DJ Rafsanjani, Play Us Some Ayatollah Khomeini

Melody Moezzi | Posted 08.16.2009 | World


Melody Moezzi

At the heart of Iran's Islamic Revolution was a stencil duplicator and a tape recorder. These were the Ayatollah Khomeini's Facebook and Twitter.

Exhibit A: Word From Iran

Melody Moezzi | Posted 08.09.2009 | Media


Melody Moezzi

Reporters keep complaining about the difficulty of getting information out of Iran, but communicating with Iran is far from a challenge. I frequently get through on the first try.

Iran's Underground Railroad

Melody Moezzi | Posted 08.07.2009 | World


Melody Moezzi

The Iranian Underground Railroad isn't meant to move people from one area of the country to another, it is an attempt to create shelter and make way for freedom.

Ayatollah Khamenei: Dickipedia

Dickipedia/HuffPost Comedy | Posted 10.19.2009 | Comedy


Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Hoseyni Khamene'i (born July 17, 1939) is an Iranian politician, brutal dictator in religious leader's clothing, and a dick...

Ayatollah Khamenei: Saving Face is Never Worth Sacrificing Citizens

Patricia DeGennaro | Posted 08.02.2009 | World


Patricia DeGennaro

The Iranians are determined and tenacious and, like those before them, will bear the unwelcome and often deadly burden of change. But such change must occur without US involvement.

Get to the Doctor, Dr. Ahmadinejad!

Melody Moezzi | Posted 08.01.2009 | World


Melody Moezzi

I'm the last person to take any mental health issues lightly, but when it comes to racking up crazy points, Dr. Ahmadinejad wins the prize.

Ayatollah Khamenei: Iran Won't Give In To Pressure

AP | BRIAN MURPHY | Posted 07.25.2009 | World


EDITOR'S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay...

What Can the Obama Administration Do About Iran?

Neil Hicks | Posted 07.20.2009 | World


Neil Hicks

Ahmadinejad's disputed victory has exposed fissures within the leadership and called into question the authority and the sure-footedness of the Supreme Leader.

Khamenei Speech Angers UK

AP | DAVID STRINGER | Posted 07.20.2009 | World


LONDON — Britain's Foreign Office said Friday it had told an Iranian diplomat it was concerned by supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's critic...

Ayatollah Khamenei Warns Iranians Of Protest Crackdown

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI and BRIAN MURPHY | Posted 07.20.2009 | World


TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's supreme leader sought Friday to end the deepening crisis over disputed elections with one decisive speech _ declaring the ...

Iran Uprising: Experts Weigh In On What's Happened And What It Means

Stuart Whatley | Posted 07.19.2009 | World


Stuart Whatley

With each new day of demonstrations comes an erosion of the Supreme Leader's power and moreover, an erosion of the system's legitimacy, which is partly based on the Supreme Leader's infallibility.

Inside Iran: Tehran Student Mourns For Her Country

The Independent | "Maryam" | Posted 07.16.2009 | World


"Maryam" I The Independent I cannot put my feeling into words. I can only express my sorrow for my country. The result is unbelievable. It is a blata...

Ayatollah Khamenei Orders Probe Of Iran Election Fraud

AP | ANNA JOHNSON and BRIAN MURPHY | Posted 07.16.2009 | World


TEHRAN, Iran — In a massive outpouring reminiscent of the Islamic Revolution three decades ago, hundreds of thousands of Iranians streamed throu...

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei: Obama On 'Same Wrong Path' As Bush

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI | Posted 04.04.2009 | World


TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's supreme leader on Wednesday criticized what he called President Barack Obama's "unconditional" support for Israel, saying ...